Overview
- Mandatory indoor housing took effect on November 10 for commercial farms and small domestic flocks in designated risk areas across the country.
- The ministry’s biosecurity package bans outdoor rearing in affected zones, suspends bird fairs and exhibitions, forbids untreated surface water in drinkers, prohibits decoy use of Anseriformes and Charadriiformes, and disallows rearing ducks or geese with other poultry.
- Spain has confirmed 14 poultry outbreaks in 2025 and culled more than two million birds, with recent detections including large farms in provinces such as Valladolid and Madrid.
- Regional responses are diverging, with Castilla‑La Mancha preparing to extend confinement to all municipalities while Aragón reports a declining curve in wild birds and no farm positives under ongoing surveillance.
- Egg prices continue to climb, with official data showing roughly 16–18% annual increases and consumer groups citing rises of up to about 50% in cheaper categories as some XL dozens approach €5, while officials stress very low human risk and the safety of properly cooked poultry products.